The Corridor 3 (before battle)
... Understood, Mistress. I shall do as you command.
We will not waste any more time here. Let's go and clear out the Dead Rabbits rabble.
... We'll put the rest of you in the bin should our paths cross again.
Tsk...
Hindley didn't show even a hint of gratitude.
Well… I could've handled them all on my own. I didn't need your help to beat up some insane old hag and her pawns…
<... Maybe we should've just left him behind.>
And that 'Boss' of yours… you don't even remember his name properly, do you? So much for your loyalty.
Rage slowly returns to Heathcliff's face and draws a deep crease between his brows.
… What dodgy nonsense are you blathering about?
He goes by 'Matt'. Not Matthew, or whatever you decided to call him.
What? What are you... have you finally gone mad? I've known the gaffer for years, and you think I'd get his name wrong?
…….
Besides...
That insane old hag still has some of her wits about. Because I do intend to take this manor back. No matter what.
I almost had it! If only I hadn't gotten that confounded card in that round...!
No, the game must've been rigged. That's the only way this makes sense. Nothing else explains how Catherine could have had the funds so ready to purchase Wuthering Heights the moment it was put up for sale at the auction.
You lost this manor in a gamble? And Catherine bought it back?
Yes! That girl was always as insane as Josephine.
But mark my words, Wuthering Heights shall be mine again.
Matt's made a deal with me.
He promised to help me retrieve this manor, as long as I let him and his Dead Rabbits into Wuthering Heights.
Master Hindley, wait. Where are you going?
You didn't seriously expect me to be cosy with you lot after that, did you?
I'll find Matt. And I'll do everything I can to make this place mine again.
... And don't be so quick to assume that you've really changed, Heathcliff.
You haven't. You simply can't change.
You're nothing but a ragged sack of waste. Don't you forget that.
What an asshole...
Ahem, Sir Heathcliff... I am quite unsure as to how much of my words may reach thine ears, given thy fury, but...
Hah.
Some Sinners attempted to cheer Heathcliff up, who would normally be seething with anger upon hearing abuse like that, but...
... this was different. It wasn't anger.
Back then... whenever I heard that kind of contemptuous shite from that bastard...
... it felt as though every word he spat out rang true. That I really was just a useless lowlife who deserved nothing but the rags.
I've spent days and nights coming up with all kinds of ways I'd exact my revenge on 'im. But now it's...
Hah, bloody hell. I can't even put this feeling to words.
He's the one that couldn't change, not you. Look at him, clinging desperately to his past like it's the only thing he's got.
He's just... he's just like an immature kid who never grew up past ten.
Where is Catherine's room? We would do well to be on our guard in this manor. We must always be wary of our surroundings in this field of battle.
It should be there once we turn right here. Odd... I don't recall the corridor being this long.
Heavens! There...
Dead Rabbits. At the end of the corridor.
Is it just me, or do they look a bit different from earlier? I'll take "it's just you" for an answer, by the way.
That reminds me... I have heard tales from the streets about those strange, wandering Dead Rabbits.
Word on the street is that we should steer clear of the Dead Rabbits with red eyes... Just... like... the ones they have...
…….
Excuse me, are you looking for something... or someone?
Just for your information, that 'Linton' fella ain't here! Those 'Butlers' of Wuthering Heights ain't here either. They all went that way, past the hallway. Clearly, you've got no beef with us, right? Ha ha ha.
…….
Looks like they've got plenty of beef with us.
Can they even hear what we are saying? If you have demands, then state them. If there is room for negotiation -
…….
<They all look a bit... no, they all look completely out of it, don't they?>
What a shame. I, Outis, would have loved to demonstrate my excellent negotiation skills to the Executive Manager.